PeaceHealth cuts 1% of staff, targeting Springfield and Vancouver facilities

PeaceHealth, the Catholic, nonprofit chain of hospitals and clinics in Oregon, Washington and Alaska, last week laid off 1% of its workforce, or about 162 people, based on the chain’s fact sheet listing 16,221 caregivers. Those layoffs were confined to PeaceHealth facilities in Springfield, Ore., and Vancouver, Wash.

PeaceHealth announced the layoffs in a May 22 letter to employees. It also said it would freeze hiring throughout 2025 in many non-clinician or patient-facing jobs. It told employees the cuts were necessary because, “While we’ve seen meaningful increases in our hospital net revenue, our expenses per day have increased at nearly double the rate of our revenue growth.”

The letter was signed by PeaceHealth Chief Operating Officer Richard DeCarlo and Chief Administrative Officer Sarah Ness, who said PeaceHealth has “restructured and consolidated roles in many departments, streamlining leadership structures while preserving our caregiver workforce wherever possible. At the same time, we’ve recently filled several key strategic leadership roles that are essential to driving our future growth.” The organization is also reviewing its contracts, education and recruitment programs, they said…

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